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Enews
Vol. 3, Issue 35 May 21, 2008
North
Carolina Theatre Capital Awards
NRCA's
production of Beauty and the Beast took home top honors
at the
NCT Captial Awards.. Congratulations, you are all winners!
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NRCA
Mission Statement
North Raleigh Christian Academy is a community
Christian school assisting families by providing excellence
in academics, fine arts, and athletics, while instilling
Biblical principles in students' lives that they might
impact their society for Christ.
NRCA
Vision Statement
North Raleigh Christian Academy stands as a lighthouse
to those seeking a Christ-centered place of excellence
with a loving and caring environment where students
can launch into adult life equipped with the character
and skills to navigate successfully for God's service. |
Meditation
Verses:"A
man’s heart plans his way, but the Lord directs his
steps." (Proverbs 16:9)
"But whoever listens to me will dwell safely, and will be secure, without fear of evil." (Proverbs 1:33)
Questions: 1) How can you know you are doing what the Lord's perfect plan for your life is?
2) If you have gotten off track of God's plan for your life, how can you get back on?
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Amy Lilly, College Admissions
Director
MARK
YOUR CALENDARS NOW!
College Planning Night is Monday, September 8, 2008.
You don't want to miss this evening; a representative
from CFNC and a local College Admissions Counselor
will be there to answer your questions about the College
Planning and Admissions process. SAVE THE DATE!!
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE CLASS OF 2008!
As this exceptional group of young people leaves the halls of NRCA to pursue college, technical school, the military, and all that following God's path for them entails, please pray for them as they go. And please allow me to brag on them briefly. The Class of 2008 earned
over $1.7 million dollars in scholarships, with a full 44% of the class receiving scholarship money. They were accepted to a wide variety of colleges from UCLA to Chapel Hill, from Berkeley
to Liberty, and have prayerfully considered the
choices they have made. So, hug their necks, wish them well, but PRAY, PRAY, PRAY with me that they will stand unashamed of their faith (Rom. 1:16) and if that faith is not a reality for them, that God would doggedly pursue them, that they will realize that there is nowhere they will go that God is not (Ps. 139) and He will guide them, and that they would place their trust in the declaration of God in Jeremiah, that He has plans for each of them. You leave covered in prayer, Class of 2008! Shine for Jesus!
College
Corner Link
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Elementary Moms In Touch
Mondays at 8:15 a.m.
Student Life Center
Leigh Berrier - 556-2321
Middle School/High School Moms in Touch
Wednesdays at 8:00 a.m.
Student Life Center
Wanda Martin - 676-1231
School
Core Value of the Week
Christian Leadership
The Board of Governors, Superintendent, administration, faculty, and staff shall be committed followers of Christ, teaching and leading from a biblically integrated perspective. The Ends priorities of those engaged with the school's governance, leadership, and teaching will be to: (1) Model Christ in their teaching and leading. (2) Reflect and support the school's mission and core values, (3) Understand and focus on achieving the school's vision and expected outcomes, (4) Exhibit love, justice, humility, service, and sensitivity relevant to a diverse community, and (5) Implement in all cultural contexts a thoroughly biblical philosophy of education.
Staff
Core Values of the Week:
Integrity
Because we live before an all-seeing God and are subject to public scrutiny, we attempt to be above reproach in the operation of this ministry by holding ourselves to the highest standards of accountability. We want to be worthy of the trust that has been placed in us by our school families.
Excellence
We sweat the details to provide the highest level of quality we can achieve for the glory of God and the benefit of our constituents.
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School
News & Events
Beauty
and the Beast
Results
from the North Carolina Theater Capital Awards
Outstanding Musical
Outstanding Actor: Eddie Sanderlin as the Beast
Outstanding
Actress: Cynthia Albury as Belle
Outstanding
Supporting Actor: Zack Cox as Lumiere
Featured
Performer: Stephen Eckert as Cogsworth
Outstanding
Stage Crew and Technical Execution
Outstanding
Lighting Design
Outstanding Musical Direction
Upcoming
Dates
Booster Club Meeting-May 22
Senior Sunset - May 23
Memorial Day - May 26 (No School)
Kindergarden Celebration-June 2
High School Graduation-June 6
Important Dates for Next School
Year
First Day of School – August 18, 2008
Labor Day-September 1, 2008
ACSI Convention – October 9-10 (No School)
Fair Day – October 20 (No School)
Thanksgiving Break – November 24-28
Christmas Holidays – December 22-January 2
Winter Break – March 2-4
Spring Break – April 10-17
Click here
for the Exam Schedule
Early
Dismissal Times for Half Days
Please
note the following pick up times for our half days - May 30,
June 2, 3
Kindergarten: 11:00am
1st/2nd Grade: 11:15am
3rd-5th Grade: 11:40am
6th-12th Grade: 10:45am
Seventh Grade History Classes Free Slaves By Tim Gardner
Mrs.Lawson's and my seventh grade History classes recently completed a mission project in which they helped in the process of freeing slaves in Africa. In the western African country of Ghana, there is a traditional pagan religious practice known as Trokosi. When a person within the local village commits a crime or a particular sin, he is judged by the priest and often given the penalty of surrendering one of his female daughters to become a slave belonging to the priest. This child is recognized by the family as well as the entire local society and government as being a slave or "Trokosi" of the priest. While this child belongs to the priest to do with what he pleases, he holds no responsibility for providing for the welfare of this child. Many Trokosi have grown up in this life of bondage and as a result have several children themselves.
Our students collected $501 for /Every Child Ministries/, which is a group of evangelical Christian missionaries working in Ghana and other surrounding countries to actually win the freedom of the Trokosi slaves. Freeing a slave in this situation is a very complicated and difficult process which requires working with Ghana's government, the local religious communities and the priests themselves. The average expense involved in freeing one Trokosi is $200. Fortunately, this includes her and any children she may have. After being freed, all the Trokosi are cared for, educated and are introduced to the freeing good news of Jesus. Though we will likely never meet any of the Trokosi we are helping to free. We are humbled by the magnitude of the opportunity we have had to purchase the freedom of ones bound in slavery just as Jesus purchased our freedom by dying for us on the cross.
Attention Senior Parents!
A limited amount of space is still available in the 2007-2008 yearbook for senior advertisements. If you did not purchase a space in the yearbook to congratulate your graduating senior and would still like to do so, please contact Suzanne Lyczkowski at lyczkows@nrcaknights.com. Prices range from $65 to $350. Deadline to submit advertisements is Friday, May 23, 2008.
School
Supply Packs for Rising 1st-8th Grade Students
The
2008-2009 School Supply Pack Order forms were sent home this
week. If you would like to utilize this school supply service
through our PVA, please fill out and
return the form(s) to your homeroom teacher no later than
Friday, May 23rd. Please
return your order form(s) with check(s) made payable to NRCA-PVA.
This year
the supply packs will be mailed directly to your residence.
Please make sure you complete all the necessary information.
If you do not place your order with us by May 23rd,
you may order online through May 30th at www.schoolkidz.com/online
and enter the school code 32570 at the top left corner. You
will then choose a pack according to
grade and gender.
NRCA
8th Annual Golf Classic – a success for NRCA and Kingdom
education!
Thank you golfers and volunteers for your dedication to Kingdom
education. Thank you, NRCA families for your donations in
support of our school.
$100,000
for our scholarship endowment and future expansion projects!
Volunteers –
from registration to prize patrol, to hole-watching in the
cold wind, to getting stranded with a dead golf cart battery,
you all are gracious, lovely women to join with us and help
make this event so wonderful for our school! God bless you!
Robyn Chase,
Pam Earhart, Heather Hassert, Wendy Jonkers, Donna Lamm,
Libby Long, Sherry Meachum, Sally Pinon, Emily Ransom and
Leslee West
Thanks again to our Golfers!
Bruce and Jackson Battle, Chip Bishop, Mark Black, David Blevins,
Terry Butler,
Andy Butts, Dan Caster, Wendy Clark, Richard Corey, Mike Della
Rosa,
Alan Edmunds, Stan Edwards, Diane Florio, Dale Fuller, Bob
Fussell, Alan Hahn,
Ted Hassert, Skip Hill, Joel Howerton, Craig Jonkers, Jason
Kimak, Brian Kohout,
Mike Long, Eric Ludwig, Charles Macon, Mike Mallett, Rodney
Maye, Cindy McInnis,
Mike Miglucci, Mike Montague, Bill Moore, Bobby Murray, Bob
Peper, Michael Pickett,
Ed Pinon, Rob Reasoner, Brent Robling, Don Scott, Rick Seymour,
S.L. Sherrill,
Jeff Simpson, Jack Sowisdral, Mark and Tom VandeGuchte, Willard
Varnum,
Bill Welch, John Young
Thank you to the following businesses
for donating generous prizes for this event!
Affordable Blind & Window Cleaning
Amy Nails
Cardinal Club/Capital City Club – BillMoore
Carolina Custom Golf
Carolina Golf Group - Chip Watson
Club O2 Fitness
Gianni & Gaitano's Restaurant
Golfsmith Golf and Tennis
Milton's Pizza
Moe's Southwest Grill
Ora Designers/Fine Jewelers - Mimi
Brummitt
Shucker's Oyster Bar
TPC Wakefield Plantation
Triangle Embroidery- Kathe Wimberly
Winston's Grill
Watch for a full listing of Corporate Sponsors in the next
Shield!
PVA Hospitality Closet
If you
have borrowed any items from the PVA Hospitality Closet for
recent events, please return them to the Student Life Center
no later than May 23rd. All items need to be inventoried for
the year.
Parent Volunteer Association Thank You’s…
A GREAT BIG thanks to our PVA Officers, Committee Chairs, Grade Level Coordinators and all volunteers. The volunteer hours you provide for NRCA have an immeasurable impact on what we are able to accomplish. Thank you for supporting our mission together in excellence for Christian education.
Congratulations to the
2008-09 PVA Officers
President – Lisa Landers
Vice-President (Elementary) – Shelley Maye
Vice-President (MS/HS) – Amy Brown
Secretary – Susan Smith
Treasurer – Tracy Crisp
Important Mission Trip Information
High school students going on a mission trip this summer that is NOT sponsored by NRCA must fill out a Mission Trip Approval Card. These cards may be picked up in the School Office. As a reminder, students graduating in the class of 2010 and beyond are required to go on a mission trip of at least 3 days in length. If you have any questions regarding Mission Trip requirements, please call 573-7926.
Car Tags
Families
not returning to NRCA for the 08-09 school year and the graduating
seniors who do not have younger siblings attending NRCA in
the fall of 2008, should turn in their car tags by Friday,
May 30, to the homeroom teacher of the youngest child.
All other
families -- please keep your tags and have them hanging from
your mirrors on the first day of school in August. If
you have lost or broken your tag or desire duplicate tags,
please click on the link below, fill out the form, and return
it to your youngest (or only) child's homeroom teacher with
the payment included.
Car
Tag Order Form
Beth Moore - Living Proof Live 2008 Simulcast
Join us,
live via satellite, on Friday and Saturday, August 1-2, 2008,
for the fourth nationwide Living Proof Live Simulcast. Experience
this event in the comfort and convenience of Crossroads Fellowship,
and enjoy every minute of Beth Moore's powerful teaching,
along with incredible praise and worship led by Travis Cottrell
and the Praise Team. The cost is $30 per person online and
$35 at the door. Register at www.crossroads.org. If you have
any questions, please contact Kristin Gruber at 848-1133.
Lost
and Found
Please
stop by the cafeteria and check the lost and found tables
for any items
your student may have lost. Any unclaimed tems will be given
to charity on Thursday,
May 29.
Beanie Baby Project
We have collected many beanie babies and now it is time to start sending them out. Do you know a soldier serving overseas? Do you know their military address? Do you want a box sent to them? Let me know their address and I will try to get one to them. I also need box sponsors. A sponsor can donate $11 to cover the cost of shipping a box full of beanies to a soldiers. All donations are tax deductible. Checks may be made to : Faith, Hope and Love, for beanie boxes. Mail to; 901 West Port Drive#1906, North Myrtle Beach, SC 29582 or checks can be given to Mrs. Deelane Reavis at NRCA room A207.
Bibles for Soldiers
Give
so a soldier can have a leather bound Bible. Click below for
more informaton.
Bibles
for Soldiers
Fine Arts Camp conducted by Annie Moses Band
NRCA will host the premier Fine Arts Camp in America, this
summer, June
20-28. The Annie Moses Band will conduct Praise Glorious FINE
ARTS
SUMMER ACADEMIES.
Register
Athletic
News
TISAC
All Conference Selections
Varsity Tennis
- Jake Geer
Golf - Ryan Nagy and Garrett
Heffner
Varsity Soccer - Katherine Fussell
Varsity Track - Rachel Ewart-300 Meter Hurdles, Chris Klein-100
Meters,
Kyle Young-Pole Vault, Kurt Guynn-Shot Put
Varsity Baseball - Matt Ferrell
Varsity Softball-Winnie Black, Caitie Coley, Ashley Edwards,
Rebecca Gift, Rachel Preddy
NCISAA State Results
Kyle Young - 1st place Pole Vault
Maegan Whiting - 2nd place 3200 meter run, 3rd place 1600
meter run
Leah Hart - 3rd place
100 meter dash
Varsity Softball finished 2nd
in the state
NCISAA
All State Selections
Kyle Young - Pole Vault
Ashley Edwards, Rebecca Gift - Softball
TISAC Sportsmanship Award
Chelsea Zurl and George Hanna
Knight's
Club Outstanding Christian Athlete Award
Ashley Edwards and Kurt Guynn
Cheerleading Tryouts
Cheerleading Tryouts for Middle School (6th-7th grade) and
Varsity
(9th-12th grades) will be held Tuesday - Thursday, May 27-29,
3:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. in the Middle School Gym.
Fine
Arts News
Drumline
Auditions
The Marching Knights Drumline will be holding workshops
and try-outs on
Mondays and Tuesdays from 3:15-4:30 in the band room. Drumline
try-outs
are open to any rising 7th through 12th grade student. If
you are
interested in Drumline, you may stop by the band room or
call 573-7988 for
more information.
Keyboard Auditions
The Marching Knights and the NRCA Honors Jazz Ensemble are
considering
candidates for keyboard positions for the fall. If you have
taken at
least two years of piano and are interested in auditioning,
you may see
Mr. Strong, Mr. Burk or call the band office at 573-7988.
Alumni
News
Alumni
- Class of 2004
(L to R) Gabe Massengale, James McDowell, Jr. USN, and Chris
Archambault, all NRCA class of 2004, at James' commissioning
into the US Navy on May 9, 2008. James is now an Ensign in
the US Navy and will be reporting for duty at the Naval Nuclear
Power School in Charleston, SC. By the end of 2009, he will
be a line officer on one of our nuclear submarines. James
received his BS in Computer Engineering from NCSU on 5/10/08.
Gabe is working for the Durham Fire Department, protecting
the citizens of that great city, and Chris graduated from
UNC Charlotte
on 5/10/08.
Class of 1998 10 Year Reunion
Your 10 Year Reunion is Saturday, June 7, 2008 at the Cardinal
Club in downtown Raleigh. Just a reminder that you need to
RSVP by Friday, May 23, 2008.
RSVP
Link
NRCA
Cares
Ethan Miles, son of 1998 graduate Julie Garrett Miles.
http://ethanscottmiles.blogspot.com/. |
